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  2. History of County Kildare - Wikipedia

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    County Kildare in the province of Leinster, Ireland, was first defined as a diocese in 1111, shired in 1297 and assumed its present borders in 1836. Its location in the Liffey basin on the main routes from Dublin to the south and west meant it was a valuable possession and important theatre of events throughout Irish history.

  3. Kildare - Wikipedia

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    Kildare (Irish: Cill Dara, meaning 'church of oak') is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. As of 2022 [update] , its population was 10,302, [ 2 ] making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. It is home to Kildare Cathedral , historically the site of an important abbey said to have been founded by Saint Brigid of Kildare in the 5th century.

  4. County Kildare - Wikipedia

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    County Kildare. County Kildare (Irish: Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 246,977 at the 2022 census.

  5. Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare - Wikipedia

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    Gerald FitzGerald. Mother. Elizabeth Zouche. 16th-century woodcut of Silken Thomas's attack on Dublin Castle. Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (1513 – 3 February 1537), also known as Silken Thomas (Irish: Tomás an tSíoda), was a leading figure in 16th-century Irish history.

  6. The Curragh - Wikipedia

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    The Curragh (/ ˈkʌrə / KURR-ə; Irish: An Currach [ənˠ ˈkʊɾˠəx]) is a flat open plain of almost 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of common land in County Kildare. This area is well known for Irish horse breeding and training. The Irish National Stud is located on the edge of Kildare town, beside the Japanese Gardens.

  7. Kildare Abbey - Wikipedia

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    Kildare Abbey. Coordinates: 53.158158°N 6.912026°W. Kildare Abbey is a former monastery in County Kildare, Ireland, founded by St Brigid in the 5th century, and destroyed in the 12th century. Originally known as Druim Criaidh, or the Ridge of Clay, Kildare came to be known as Cill-Dara, or the Church of the Oak, from the stately oak-tree ...